Paradigms That Keep My Brain From Exploding

Simple ways to cut through confusion, avoid rabbit holes, and focus on what actually matters

Aug 8 • 

Ari Franklin

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July 2025

The Kinesthetic Product Org

Building functional awareness with posture, tension, and breath

Jul 18 • 

Ari Franklin

1

June 2025

Outcomes and operative phrases

Why vague language wrecks outcomes, and how to transform fuzzy objectives into an actionable strategy

Jun 27 • 

Ari Franklin

5

1

Efficiency got us Here, but it won’t get us There.

Why large companies lose altitude and how to build the muscle to rise again.

Jun 10 • 

Ari Franklin

May 2025

Your Productivity system is your Map

Post 3 of 3 in the Lens → Mirror → Map series

May 23 • 

Ari Franklin

Productivity Is a Mirror: Fear, Power, and Identity in Disguise

Post 2 of 3 in the Lens → Mirror → Map series

May 9 • 

Ari Franklin

April 2025

Productivity Is a Lens: What Your System Reveals About How You Decide

Post 1 of 3 in the series: Lens → Mirror → Map

Apr 25 • 

Ari Franklin

1

Capital-E vs lowercase-e Experiments

Learning is the goal. Rigor is optional.

Apr 11 • 

Ari Franklin

March 2025

Empowerment Means Leadership: Conditions for Empowerment, Part III

Preserve the ability to work on what matters with clear direction, decision rights, and good questions

Mar 28 • 

Ari Franklin

Focus on the Right Stuff: Conditions for Empowerment, Part II

Autonomy without the right work is just chaos. Here’s how to get the balance right.

Mar 21 • 

Ari Franklin

Stop making everything about (capital-A) Agile

I wrote this after a morning workout and liked it enough to post up.

Mar 11 • 

Ari Franklin

1

Lessons from Office Space: Conditions for Empowerment, Part I

Uniforms, Flair, and Guardrails

Mar 7 • 

Ari Franklin